It was moved
by Senesac, seconded by Baker, to approve the minutes of the meeting of
February 27, 2001.The minutes were
approved as presented.

3.Public
hearings:

a.Site Plan
No. 201 – the request of Fusco, Shaffer
& Pappas, Inc. on behalf of the Affordable Housing Alliance, for review and
approval of a site plan for Granite Club Acres, a residential development of 11
townhouses (one 5-unit building and one 6-unit building on .92 acres at the
north end of Gerald Court extended.

b.Site plan
202 – the request of Chuck Wellman, on
behalf of Bill Daily, for site plan review and approval of an eight unit
residential building at 4912 Meyers Street (the east side of Meyers Street
north of West Wheeler Street) [see transcript].

Based on a request by the petitioner, a motion was made by Senesac and seconded
by Rapanos to consider Site Plan 201.By
voice vote the motion was approved.

Staff examined that the site plan was revised to comply with the side
yard setback requirement of Condition #1.However, if the “bulb” (cul-de-sac) is not eliminated, there will be a
front yard encroachment by the southerly building.The building will have to be repositioned, or
a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals would be required.In response to an issue raised by the owner
of the Anchor Downs Apartments during the public hearing about the proximity of
the new buildings to his buildings, Ms. Garner inquired about the how far the
south building was set back from the property line.It appeared that the building is approximately
30 feet from the side property line at the closet point.

The site plan was revised to include a dumpster pad at the east side of
the property.The dumpster will be
screened and privately serviced.Including a dumpster met Condition #4 of the staff report.

The petitioners do not desire to install the fence at the site at this
time, raising a concern that when Phase Two is planned, the fence will be
relocated.Condition #2 was modified to
require the fence but allow the petitioner flexibility to relocate the fence
without having to obtain Planning Commission and City Council approval, should
Phase two be developed.

A final concern about the project was the extension of Gerald Court and
the design of the north end of the street.It was also not clear how the sidewalk that is in the plan would be
provided.There was some concern about
approving the plan with an off-site improvement for which the design was not
complete.The Commission agreed to
modify Condition #3 to allow the construction of the street and the extension
of utilities to occur to the satisfaction of City staff. There were no other
objections or concerns about the elements of the site plan.

Ms. Garner expressed her desire and support for the project.

It was moved by Senesac, seconded by Garner, to approve Site Plan No. 201,
with the following conditions:

1. An
opaque fence shall be constructed along the east side of the property.

2.The
“bulb” at the north end of Gerald Court shall be eliminated and the street and
utilities extended of approximately 100 feet north.The street design and a required turnaround
at the north end of the street shall meet City department approvals.

3. Sidewalk
is to be provided along the Gerald Court extension.

4.Stormwater
retention and/or detention shall be provided to the satisfaction of the City
Engineering Department.

There was no support for the consideration of Site Plan No. 202.Commissioner Lind requested staff
verification that the fence along the north property line met the minimum
requirements for screening.

Commissioner Senesac raised a question and concern about the current
definition of a cul-de-sac.The recent
interpretation by the Zoning Board of Appeals regarding the definition was a
concern to him.He requested that the
Planning Commission ask staff to look into this issue and report back to the
Commission.The Commission concurred
that it should be reviewed and requested staff to research the matter.

7.Communications.

There were no communications.

8.Report of
the Chairman.

The Chairman had no information to report.

9.Report of the Planning Director.

Mark Ostgarden provided the Commission with an update of City Council activity.
He also noted that three public hearings on site plans are anticipated to take
place on March 27th.The
projects include Somerset Pines, the Dow Employees’ Credit Union and Taco Bell.

10.Adjourn.

Adjournment at approximately 9:25 p.m. was moved by Baker and seconded by
Rapanos, and unanimously approved.